Miranda is a nutritionist and passionate vegetarian, educated in Canberra and currently living in Melbourne.

Her interest in nutrition began when she was researching vegetarianism in her teens, and the two interests have been intertwined ever since.

She studied her Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition at the University of Canberra, graduating in 2009.

She’s now working on the clinical qualification of Masters in Dietetics at Deakin University.

Miranda has been vegetarian 10 years (as of May 2011), and vegan for one year. She served as secretary to the ACT vegetarian society’s committee in 2009, and has been a volunteer nutritionist with Vegetarian Victoria since 2010. She’s passionate about healthy, compassionate diets that fit in with our busy lifestyles – and budgets.

Her talk will cover the basics of a healthy vegetarian and vegan diets, including
food groups, protein, iron, calcium, and B12 as well as some hints and tips for cheap and easy meals and shopping.